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L. V. ANNABLE:

VEHICLE WHEEL RIWL APPLICATION HLED AUG-20,1917.

l 09 75 1 Patented July 15, 1919.

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LEE "'3". .ANNABLE, 531 ELEV "I Zipplifiatim To (:51 whom is may came-m:

Be it known I, Amm cltlzam oi the Umte'i fitaizfes, and 22 mm;

of Clevfilan i, ammiy of Cuyahoga, a of Uhio, have invented a new a lmpmvemant in Velriele-Wheeiivlll'l" 01' which the fallawing; spac b lm1 we principle he ingentisn L plains-:1 the bask. mafia in w contemplated applying that pfincipie 50 as m distinguish ii from ether iavemimsn The, present impmwzxlems have as flash object the simpfificmbisn of sQ-cafiei 23. Du m:- quick detachable rims gamma-tic tire-5. such are 1% gab; used in -$OME C4JFLGR with auwznsbiles and the Ed; will Eass wadezw stead of course, the @esigzmtim Q. 19. does not refer is the, rim "gmw miller to a side flange on such mm W" is detachable in order m "facili' the placing 0f tire on, or its mmavsl from the rim. ffhe present impmvemmi s m more especially is film", of deizachmeb side flange, er ring which is transversely plit in 020191 to permit m we when 02'? smfl on a rim, and to aim locking device in secure the ends; thiereaf in place Wham s in opemizive pasitism To the accsnrfii and reiats-i Quiz; aid in and pariicu'i 11y aeijnfi ac'i @ut in the annex ad drawing and the folio ing descriptian fnrth d mil ceflajn :ifiifilik nism embodying" the invention, such 155 means constituting, hewever, but (me various mechanical forms in which the winciple 0,)? tbs: inventian may as used.

In said annexed drawing:

Figure 1 is sidie elevatiemi. View at? a portian of a" Wheel showing a quick demch able rim thereon embodying: my preswt inn.- proved construction of lockingdevica; 2 is a side Qievatimm} View of the meeting" ends of the sp1i"-si(1e flange, or g2; Wi the locking device ShQWIl in. operative 310s;- tion, adjacent portion of the rim appear ing in saction; Fig. 3 is a. bottam lan View of tha same, parts as appear in is a, tmnsve-Yss seetie n of the Backing; (iavice and adjacent portion of izha rim taken on fine plane infiicami by ths Zine Fig. 2; and mnshowingz a mafiiificafian in The an?" ms i'ian 0?; tbs de /5m:

distance 5mm the: sfpiit, shown is a similw in Fig. 2

0&3 Winch axis-ma ic;

' a messy; 6 consueh ecipp the 00% lying fifish, m the rim,

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\snwnt 3261.. Elias Shawn r-Zia ihe st ng? either 02 Whale. 6mm is 553* curei in illustrated emistm-eti sra. E12 7 farming; ri mbhanck and of shape, ami oppasail mad (if macaw shape. The right-hand ami eciga 11 cut w/my at peim" a sharia in 0s: im-

szssist fin 2, so as permit screwiriver plans-mt m be insemFed in Wiley prying 'bne flange m ring wt 0:? 'ffie gmova, "the water will 2 of bk; grm'va amin away csrfesp nriing paints 13 @361 at Luther Sula the spilt m 222% Big-@556, as

shown in L for 'w'z'irie same) time Mid 321a may; films shown in Fig. 2, where is also shown a fixed Eng 01' abutment 12' mjectiiig upwardly from the bottom of we groove 01' (iQ-PBIES- sion 6, in order to engage the notch in the isithand (and oi the flange, as ch {me illusm'ssdg vhile bhs notch in the op i osi're (and. is designed to he engagad by means of re movable 111g 01- abutiiie'nt 3.8 on a pivotal latch 19 secured to the under side of the bead by means 0% a rivet 20. 7, nsweii as the, boimm of the grssve i"), is cm, at the. pram! piscs to form ii recess 21, through which the projection 18 on the Isiah 19 may be swun int-0 engagement with tins particular Eflfiiilh or 16) in the flange iimii; ishe in register therewiihi There is aim formed, a hump 011 the) b22255 sf the latch. 21%; is forward em whiiz is miapts-Qi to engage a mass; 23 in ihs igmiisi side sf the head, when the hitch in spsrzisivs or looking csition. The resiliency 0% 1011s latch may be ciepszicisd 219011 is permit of the, neessssm'y flexing 1nvoive-ti a-ishsugh I pi'eismbiy sirsplsy ii spring washer 2s: heigwssn the head of "Zha ig'ivst uni the COZX'QSpUDdiHg and of 311s latch, this Washer psmiitting a, certain amount of givs, as the) hitch. is swung into placs. There 18 21. .50 provi i a stud, shown izhe p1 -0- jectting hand vi a rivet 25 in the head; kidjilrich l when is (iesimd to isms qjiitffkiiffiiy; and. thus free the fiwi inii ilnjustmimi ii?- mcipaiiy ith cw -espmiding under. iii faoss I i21c"-ie i or bevsis was shawl r. matches and 30,

V the, flange are Bus,

gi'ssva, AHSi S ds'scxiheri c i The made of ogmmbimi 0f the dsvics 'shauici he up; ingths sams in the time 3;? bath a EiSiYHCHODSH Th9, ens sni of the split i aiige if). tins particular and selected depezi whether ths flange is to he, turns s coiicm/s face inwai'iily 91' out; is lags with she i esnoniiii iiots an is inner edge 11 over zine, fixed mg m" sheiivizien'b 17 (or 26) in the hnttsm 61;: hr, min-ave The body of the flange is rfiifig place, his

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The side wall can; the; time said of the hitch 19, against W a screwm vex, or like implement, may

exerting a slight pressure upon this sac-0nd (and, it is brought, i11t()CiQS contact with the first end, and the latch 19 (or 28) is swung into piarce. With ths is'fich in Place, the, flange and which it engages he (i. against retraction, and owing to the form. iii t-hs meeting side; if the at the spiit, this latter cannot become sepaiatsd Withmit one and 01' other sing slightly withdrawn in a circumferential diLQCiJiOD. The means desci'ibed. accurdingly, sez'vs to efi ectivsiy hpld the flange to the. rim, and at the same time. smisiitute 5, simpls and inexpensive vice to manufacture and (ms that it is pram ticaily iinpsssibie to out of Order.

Other modes m": applying the princi gis o; my iIEVGHiLiOD bs employed ins pead a the one emulsified, change being, maids FJ$- gards the mechanism herein dis-dissed psi? iiidsd means stated by any 01253119. .fioilswing claims a: ihs equivalent of sash smite-' means he BIGPiOYGii I therefore particularly pains mt dis tinctiy sisim invsnziun 1. combination with wiles rim ing an ensirgiing grows 0idepmssimi one edge; 01 a sphb mils-flanges sdspiisii "iii remsvsbiy seat in. such grows; and Wm abuimsnts, zine fixed and the other "rem-2W able, iscated in said gicovs and has engage ths respective eiicis 0? said flange hs 60ml *mtisn wiah a Wheel rim ham ing an encimin i-save, a; depressiw mm? 0112 edge; cf ii pii skis-flange ads 7 reniovahiy seat, in such grows, 011s and being iiormeii $0 e'vei'lie; the other; and two sbuiimsnts, mm {@2861 and the Oiiilifi'i iciimvsiii'g locate/ii in said gTGG'R- 8 rsspscti' 3y adapts m engage cheuiiciei mid. bvesriymg ends of aid fizmgii. v 1% 3.' Ths csmbimitiim with a wiieei rim he ap encirciingpmove 01 \iepi'sssien near 011a adge; sf a split sideiiangs aqiiipted is remevably seat in such grow-a 551s suds of said flange bein of cmnpiemsnaazy ccncniss 3.1 and cenvex form; and. twc ahuiinen'ts, (ms fixes! and the other remowbie, 1002mm! iii. rows and i'espectivsiy adapted is en rectiy with said gram s as as is he isid against circumfm'ontisii movement and ram isnerin notches being farmed in the 0th flange-end. and the viz-iii of such grows; sari a meinhsi? movably smash sci is said rim adapted in 011s pix-sitimi 0 in such L e "thereby locking sscnnci {kings-end in pizzas.

5. The combinationsit Wiles rim has mg an snciichng gYOOVS 0i dspressmii 11% 3.118 (ii a split s s-fia ngs @QJLPQQQ is niovably seat in such groove, one end of said flange being adapted to interlock directly with said grooveso as to be held against circumferential movement and registering notches being formed in the other flange-end and the wall of such groove; and e member pivotelly attached to said rim and adapted in one position to fit in such notches, thereby locking second flange-end in place.

6. The combination with a wheel rim hav ing an encircling groove or depression near one ed e; of a split s1de-fiange adapted to remove. 1y seat in such groove, a notch being formed in the inner edge ct each flangeend equidistantly from the split therein; a

permanent-dug in such oroove adapted to interlock w th either such notch to hold the corresponding flange-end in place, the wall of such groove being formed with a notch adapted in such position of the flange to register with the notch in the other end thereof; .and a latch pivotally attached at one end to the under side of said rim and having a projection adapted in one position of said latch to fit in such reglstering notches, thereby locking said second flangeend in place.

Signed by me, this 15 day of August, 1917.

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